Engineering Director salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fridley, Maple Grove, Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Mounds View.

Also listed as: Architectural and Engineering Manager, Manager Hardware Engineering

Median salary$154,814
Middle 50%$150.3k–$174.4k
vs. national median−15%comparison median $182,728
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $126,795 and $251,083.
PercentileSalary
10th$134,510
25th$150,250
50th (median)$154,814
75th$174,427
90th$201,928

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $145k $170k FY2020: median $148,429 (12 filings) FY2021: median $135,000 (10 filings) FY2022: median $135,013 (24 filings) FY2023: median $150,000 (15 filings) FY2024: median $144,291 (10 filings) FY2025: median $154,814 (21 filings) FY2026: median $154,856 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 24
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$148,429$129,558$168,64612
FY2021$135,000$128,674$158,76610
FY2022$135,013$124,008$161,98824
FY2023$150,000$132,461$181,03815
FY2024$144,291$134,176$168,37910
FY2025$154,814$154,814$188,40021
FY2026$154,856$144,525$154,85611

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median Engineering Director salary of $154,814 is worth about $147,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Minneapolis = 104.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Architectural and Engineering Managers in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $174,510 in May 2025 (3,820 employed). The H-1B median here is $154,814, 11% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Medtronic$154,81410
M. A. Mortenson Companytoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $154,814 14
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$154,814$154,81414

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.